David Bradley chain saw

jzdieseltech94 · Mar 26, 2016

Does anybody know where I can buy a chain and bar for a David Bradley saw? I can't find and chain that had the 1/2 inch links to fit the clutch on the saw. Or maybe know what parts I need so I can run a different bar and chain and clutch on this saw?

2x4 · Mar 26, 2016

by clutch do you mean sprocket?

Bret4207 · Mar 27, 2016

Go to arboristsite.com and ask in the chainsaws section. 1/2" is getting hard to find in saw chain.

Ebay too.

jzdieseltech94 · Mar 27, 2016

Ya sprocket. And I'll do that thanks

jeffcat · Mar 27, 2016

You are really looking for hen's teeth. The 1/2 inch chain goes back to the early 60s when it was phased out. I found enough to fix one of my saws but it would be much quicker to convert your saw to 404 chain.
The sprocked will also need to be changed to fit that chain. Standard 3/8 is too small for you bar. Just thinking a little you might even need to change the bar too. You can get different sizes of 3/8 but just
go with 404. Want a real head banger? try to find 9/16 chain.

Delawaresurfman · Mar 27, 2016

Yes the clutch and sprocket are pretty much the same. Older saws like that probably need a new clutch, which has the sprocket made into it.
Newer saws just need a rim sprocket to go on the clutch. Attached by a snap ring. Go to the Baileys site should have what you need for a
conversion. As jeffcat said the 404 option is the most likely option. Bar, sprocket or clutch and chain will be needed. It's a matched set.

Moonlite37 · Mar 27, 2016

I think the David Bradley saws were gear drive and the big long pitch chain ran very slowly. may not cut very good with the newer chain.

ShadetreeRet · Mar 27, 2016

Most of the old David Bradley saws were available in either direct drive or gear drive, problem is, each had different pitch chains and the bar was made a little different. They were naturally listed as different part numbers, but may interchange if you changed out the sprocket also. As most responders here already know, they were also HEAVY! I heard one man say, Yeah, the book says it weights 35 lbs, but after the first hour it gains about five pounds per hour! I have never heard anyone disagree! LOL

jzdieseltech94 · Mar 27, 2016

I'll check out the Baileys site and yes it's a very heavy saw. I have a couple new sthils but this saws like an old tractor I just like to use her every now and then. Also forgot it's not only heavy you also have to pump the manual oiler every now and then!

Half · Mar 27, 2016

Here is a picture of my dads D. B. saw, we still used a buzz rig for the smaller limbs in the tops until he bought a smaller saw.

David G · Mar 27, 2016

My grandfather had one from sears that was built by David Bradley, looked similar.

jzdieseltech94 · Mar 27, 2016

Great picture that's the same saw I have my grandpa bought it brand new. He cut a lot of wood with the D B and after 50+ years it's still goin! He bought a junk Polans a couple years back and he hadn't cut 50 logs and it already had worn the teeth off the drive sprocket

Gene Davis (Ga.) · Mar 28, 2016

Some frivolous and useless information. Those monsters were made for Sears by a company called Strunk. The model
shown is a gear drive and the gears were fiber like the timing gears of the old stove bolt six Chevrolets. The
direct drive had no gears and was a bit lighter in weight and had a faster chain speed.. Both used the Power
Products AH-47 engine for power. The gear drive saw was a slow turning 1/2' pitch chain which was popular in that day
and time, but gone with the dinosaurs now. The direct drive saws were not very popular in that time. People were
used to the gear drive saws and some what wary of the high speed direct drive ones. I was in the saw business in
that time period and hated those things. Gene Davis Tennille, Ga.

gtractorfan · Mar 28, 2016

Brings back memories, the first chainsaw dad had and I used was a Sears gear drive. Wish I could use it now just to see how it compares but it's long gone.

Half · Mar 28, 2016

We used that saw for years, never remember him having any problems with it. It replaced the crosscut he and my older brother used. I remember him hauling the logs up by the buzz rig and taking spitting them with wedges so we could buzz them up. I was the one throwing them in the wagon and my dad and older brother fed the saw. No guard on the blade, now days if someone had one of their kids doing that, they would likely get in trouble. Also when he was ready to use the buzz rig, he would take an old sad iron, a hammer to set the teeth and a file. When he was ready to drop a tree, he would cut a couple smaller poles to drop it on, would almost always drop them where he wanted. Usually cut the trees early in the morning when there wasn't any wind. Never thought much about until I got older, but he would make the first cut for the notch, then have me take the ax and chop out the rest. Then while he started cutting the blocks off, I would start trimming the smaller branches off the tops. He never said anything, but I think him having me use the ax to finish the notch was part of my "education" growing up.

Indiana George · Mar 31, 2016

E bay has a lot of parts for david bradley chain saws

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